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Walt Disney Animation Studios’ all-new short FROZEN FEVER, which welcomes Anna, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf back to the big screen, will open in theaters on March 13th, in front of Disney’s CINDERELLA, a live-action feature inspired by the classic fairy tale.

Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it’s no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Joy (Amy Poehler), Fear (Bill Hader), Anger (Lewis Black), Disgust (Mindy Kaling) and Sadness (Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. As Riley and her emotions struggle to adjust to a new life in San Francisco, turmoil ensues in Headquarters. Although Joy, Riley’s main and most important emotion, tries to keep things positive, the emotions conflict on how best to navigate a new city, house and school.

Last year “Disney Every Day” broke news that Mrs. Brad Pitt would be starring in an upcoming story about Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent. The Walt Disney Studios announced today that production began Wednesday, June 13th, on “Maleficent”.

Directed by two-time Oscar®-winning production designer Robert Stromberg (“Avatar,” “Alice in Wonderland”), in his directorial debut,and produced by Joe Roth, “Maleficent” is written by Linda Woolverton (“The Lion King,” “Beauty and the Beast”) and executive produced by Angelina Jolie, Don Hahn, Matt Smith and Palak Patel.

This is the untold story of Disney’s most beloved villain, Maleficent, from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” The film reveals the events that hardened her heart and drove her to curse the baby, Aurora.

As fans waited with baited breath at the The Walt Disney Studios Presentation portion of the 2011 D23 Expo, Directors Bob Petersen and Pete Docter took the stage and flashed this graphic up on the wide screen! A rousing round of cheers and applause filled the room as Disneyphiles got a first look at two new “unnamed” animated projects that Pixar is currently working on.

Dinosaur was one of the two films. Imagine if dinosaurs were never extinct! How would they fit in to everyday life and what would the world be like? We were also shown a piece of concept art which played with the idea that humans and dinos would be friends. The shot was of a human child riding on the back of a brachiosaurus through a field with a warm sunset in the background. Moviegoers will have to wait until November 2013 to meet these new prehistoric friends.

The second unnamed teaser film was about what goes on inside the human mind. It’s working title….”The Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside The Mind”. How’s that for creativity? lol The movie will explore how the thought process works? Pixar tweeted this about the film…

Pretty exciting stuff huh? Which film are you looking forward to most?

Just what is “King of the Elves” you ask? The film is based on a fantasy short story by author Philip K. Dick. iMDB describes the plot as follows: “A Mississippi man becomes the reluctant ruler of a mythical race of elves after he saves them from a deadly troll.”

Disney’s “King of the Elves” looks to be getting the green light again after being halted back in 2010. The movie is now slated for a 2013 release and is rumored to be entirely CG Animated.

Disney’s “BOLT” director Chris Williams is involved in the piece as well as writer, Michael Markowitz of “Horrible Bosses”.